Motivation Quotes

When you need a push, these words deliver. The fuel for getting started and keeping going.

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"The future belongs to those who understand the new science of electromagnetism."
James Clerk Maxwell
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"Criticism from those who do not understand your vision is a badge of honor."
Georg Cantor
"Three passions have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind."
Bertrand Russell
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"A mathematical problem should be difficult in order to entice us, yet not completely inaccessible, lest it mock at our efforts."
David Hilbert
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"Every moment is an opportunity to choose a better version of ourselves."
André-Marie Ampère
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"Motivation without action is merely pleasant daydreaming."
André-Marie Ampère
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"Motivation comes from within; inspiration comes from without."
Hans Christian Ørsted
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"Motivation is temporary; inspiration is eternal."
Hans Christian Ørsted
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"A man who dares to think beyond the boundaries of convention is a man who truly lives."
Georg Cantor
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"What we call obstacles are merely opportunities wearing different disguises."
Georg Ohm
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"To work without purpose is to row a boat without an oar."
Georg Ohm
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"Are you an optimist or a pessimist? A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees an opportunity in every difficulty."
Michael Faraday
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"A moment of rest is an invitation to pursue greater heights."
Michael Faraday
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"Strive for progress, not perfection."
Joseph Gay-Lussac
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"The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself."
Joseph Gay-Lussac
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"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."
Joseph Gay-Lussac
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"The pursuit of understanding is the highest calling."
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
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"The advancement of science is the advancement of humanity itself."
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
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"Motivation is temporary; discipline is eternal."
Hans Christian Ørsted
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"Motivation without action is merely pleasant daydreaming."
Hans Christian Ørsted
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"The universe rewards those who seek understanding."
Amedeo Avogadro
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"Motivation is internal; inspiration comes from without."
Jacques Charles
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"Motivation comes from within; seek inspiration without."
Jacques Charles
"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch."
Bertrand Russell
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"The universe rewards the persistent and the curious."
Joseph Gay-Lussac
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"The man who would move the world must first move himself."
Robert Boyle
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"I have found that the pursuit of knowledge is its own reward."
Robert Boyle
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"The world is changed not by the powerful, but by those who refuse to accept limitations."
Michael Faraday
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"Every experiment, successful or failed, advances human knowledge."
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
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"In adversity, the human spirit demonstrates its most remarkable properties."
Jacques Charles